Fernando Saraceni

Fernando Saraceni
Personal information
Date of birth (1891-01-19)19 January 1891
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Date of death 1956
Place of death Italy
Position(s) Forward / Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1924 Lazio 124 (36)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Saraceni (19 January 1891 – 1956) was an Italian footballer. His brother Luigi Saraceni was also a footballer and played as a defender for Lazio in 1920s.

Fernando began his football career in 1907 and spent his entire career playing for Lazio. He played first in a forward role, but since 1921, he was deployed in a full back role. He was also the club's captain from 1919 to 1923.[1] Saraceni scored two goals in the 1923–24 Prima Divisione season.[2]

In 1915 he served the Italian Army during the World War I. He retired from football in 1924; later he held management roles for Lazio. He died in 1956.

  1. ^ I capitani
  2. ^ Mariani, Maurizio (25 July 2002). "Italy 1923/24". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 19 June 2013.